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{{Short description|Egyptian economist and politician (born 1936)}}
{{Short description|Egyptian economist and politician (born 1936)}}
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|image = Hazem Beblawy.jpg
| image = Hazem Beblawy.jpg
|office = {{ubl|[[Prime Minister of Egypt]]|Acting }}
| office = {{ubl|[[Prime Minister of Egypt]]|Acting }}
|status =
| status =
|president = [[Adly Mansour]] (interim)
| president = [[Adly Mansour]] (interim)
|term_start = 9 July 2013
| term_start = 9 July 2013
|term_end = 1 March 2014
| term_end = 1 March 2014
|predecessor = [[Hesham Qandil]]
| predecessor = [[Hesham Qandil]]
|successor = [[Ibrahim Mahlab]] (acting)
| successor = [[Ibrahim Mahlab]] (acting)
|office1 = Deputy Prime Minister of Egypt
| office1 = Deputy Prime Minister of Egypt
|term_start1 = 17 July 2011
| term_start1 = 17 July 2011
|term_end1 = 1 December 2011
| term_end1 = 1 December 2011
|primeminister1 = [[Essam Sharaf]]
| primeminister1 = [[Essam Sharaf]]
|predecessor1 = [[Samir Radwan]]
| predecessor1 = [[Samir Radwan]]
|successor1 = [[Momtaz El-Saeed]]
| successor1 = [[Momtaz El-Saeed]]
|office2 = [[Ministry of Finance (Egypt)|Minister of Finance]]
| office2 = [[Ministry of Finance (Egypt)|Minister of Finance]]
|primeminister2 = Essam Sharaf
| primeminister2 = Essam Sharaf
|term_start2 = 17 July 2011
| term_start2 = 17 July 2011
|term_end2 = 1 December 2011
| term_end2 = 1 December 2011
|predecessor2 = Samir Radwan
| predecessor2 = Samir Radwan
|successor2 = Momtaz El-Saeed
| successor2 = Momtaz El-Saeed
|birthname = Hazem Abdel Aziz El Beblawi
| birthname = Hazem Abdel Aziz El Beblawi
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1936|10|17|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1936|10|17|df=y}}
|birth_place = [[Cairo]], [[Kingdom of Egypt]]
| birth_place = [[Cairo]], [[Kingdom of Egypt]]
|death_date =
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|death_place =
| death_place =
|party = [[Egyptian Social Democratic Party]]
| party = [[Egyptian Social Democratic Party]]
|alma_mater = {{ubl|[[Cairo University]]|[[University of Grenoble]]|[[Pantheon-Sorbonne University]]}}
| alma_mater = {{ubl|[[Cairo University]]|[[University of Grenoble]]|[[Pantheon-Sorbonne University]]}}
|website = [http://hazembeblawi.com/ Official website]
| website = [http://hazembeblawi.com/ Official website]
| caption = Beblawi in 2012
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'''Hazem El Beblawi''' (also spelled ''el Beblawy''<span style="margin:2.5px;">;</span> {{lang-ar|حازم عبد العزيز الببلاوى}}&nbsp; {{IPA-arz|ˈħæːzem elbebˈlæːwi|pron}}; born 17 October 1936) is an Egyptian economist and politician who was interim [[Prime Minister of Egypt|prime minister of Egypt]] from 2013 until 1 March 2014. Previously he served as deputy prime minister and minister of finance in 2011. After the [[2013 Egyptian coup d'état|ouster]] of President [[Mohammed Morsi]] and his government in July 2013, Beblawi was named interim prime minister.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/egypt-spokesman-economist-hazem-el-biblawi-named-prime-minister-elbaradei-vice-president/2013/07/09/e2f532e2-e8a4-11e2-818e-aa29e855f3ab_story.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191014151610/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/egypt-spokesman-economist-hazem-el-biblawi-named-prime-minister-elbaradei-vice-president/2013/07/09/e2f532e2-e8a4-11e2-818e-aa29e855f3ab_story.html|title=Egypt spokesman: Economist Hazem el-Biblawi named prime minister; ElBaradei vice president|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|agency=[[Associated Press]]|date=9 July 2013}}</ref> On 24 February 2014, Beblawi announced his resignation.
'''Hazem El Beblawi''' (also spelled ''el Beblawy''<span style="margin:2.5px;">;</span> {{langx|ar|حازم عبد العزيز الببلاوى}} {{IPA|arz|ˈħæːzem elbebˈlæːwi|pron}}; born 17 October 1936) is an Egyptian economist and politician who was interim [[Prime Minister of Egypt|prime minister of Egypt]] from 2013 until 1 March 2014. Previously he served as deputy prime minister and minister of finance in 2011. After the [[2013 Egyptian coup d'état|ouster]] of President [[Mohammed Morsi]] and his government in July 2013, Beblawi was named interim prime minister.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/egypt-spokesman-economist-hazem-el-biblawi-named-prime-minister-elbaradei-vice-president/2013/07/09/e2f532e2-e8a4-11e2-818e-aa29e855f3ab_story.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191014151610/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/egypt-spokesman-economist-hazem-el-biblawi-named-prime-minister-elbaradei-vice-president/2013/07/09/e2f532e2-e8a4-11e2-818e-aa29e855f3ab_story.html|title=Egypt spokesman: Economist Hazem el-Biblawi named prime minister; ElBaradei vice president|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|agency=[[Associated Press]]|date=9 July 2013}}</ref> On 24 February 2014, Beblawi announced his resignation.


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Beblawi was born in Cairo, Egypt, on 17 October 1936.<ref name=reu17jul/><ref name=erfcv>{{cite web|title=Dr. Hazem Beblawi
Beblawi was born in Cairo, Egypt, on 17 October 1936.<ref name=reu17jul/><ref name=erfcv>{{cite web|title=Dr. Hazem Beblawi|url-status=dead
|url=http://www.erf.org.eg/CMS/uploads/pdf/1194810121_Hazem_El_Beblawi_CV_07.pdf|work=ERF|access-date=17 July 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928001049/http://www.erf.org.eg/CMS/uploads/pdf/1194810121_Hazem_El_Beblawi_CV_07.pdf|archive-date=28 September 2013}}</ref> He studied law at [[Cairo University]] and graduated in 1957.<ref name=mof>{{cite web|title=Beblawi's CV|access-date=3 March 2013|url=http://www.mof.gov.eg/MOFGallerySource/English/Dr.Hazem-cv.pdf|publisher=Ministry of Finance}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Basil Dabh|title=Hazem Al Beblawi appointed Prime Minister|url=http://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2013/07/09/hazem-al-beblawi-appointed-prime-minister/
|url=http://www.erf.org.eg/CMS/uploads/pdf/1194810121_Hazem_El_Beblawi_CV_07.pdf|work=ERF|access-date=17 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928001049/http://www.erf.org.eg/CMS/uploads/pdf/1194810121_Hazem_El_Beblawi_CV_07.pdf|archive-date=28 September 2013}}</ref> He studied law at [[Cairo University]] and graduated in 1957.<ref name=mof>{{cite web|title=Beblawi's CV|access-date=3 March 2013|url=http://www.mof.gov.eg/MOFGallerySource/English/Dr.Hazem-cv.pdf|publisher=Ministry of Finance}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
|access-date=15 July 2013|newspaper=[[Daily News Egypt]]|date=9 July 2013}}</ref> One of his teachers at Cairo University was [[Ismail Sabri Abdullah]].<ref name=youm7>{{cite news|title=سعيد الشحات يكتب:ذات يوم 6 نوفمبر 2006 ..وفاة إسماعيل صبرى عبدالله.. المفكر الموسوعى الذى اعتقله عبدالناصر ثم دافع عنه.. واختاره السادات وزيرا ثم عارضه |work=Youm7|date=6 November 2018|language=ar|access-date=15 October 2023| url=https://www.youm7.com/story/2018/11/6/%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%8A%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%A8-%D8%B0%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%85-6-%D9%86%D9%88%D9%81%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%B1-2006-%D9%88%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%A9-%D8%A5%D8%B3%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B9%D9%8A%D9%84/4021023}}</ref>
|author=Basil Dabh|title=Hazem Al Beblawi appointed Prime Minister|url=http://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2013/07/09/hazem-al-beblawi-appointed-prime-minister/|access-date=15 July 2013|newspaper=[[Daily News Egypt]]|date=9 July 2013}}</ref> One of his teachers at Cairo University was [[Ismail Sabri Abdullah]].<ref name=youm7>{{cite news|title=سعيد الشحات يكتب:ذات يوم 6 نوفمبر 2006 ..وفاة إسماعيل صبرى عبدالله.. المفكر الموسوعى الذى اعتقله عبدالناصر ثم دافع عنه.. واختاره السادات وزيرا ثم عارضه |work=[[Youm7]]|date=6 November 2018|language=ar|access-date=15 October 2023| url=https://www.youm7.com/story/2018/11/6/%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%8A%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%A8-%D8%B0%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%85-6-%D9%86%D9%88%D9%81%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%B1-2006-%D9%88%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%A9-%D8%A5%D8%B3%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B9%D9%8A%D9%84/4021023}}</ref>


Beblawi obtained a postgraduate degree in economics from the [[University of Grenoble]] in France in 1961.<ref name=reu17jul/> He also holds a PhD in economics, which he received from the [[Pantheon-Sorbonne University]] in 1964.<ref name=mof/>
Beblawi obtained a postgraduate degree in economics from the [[University of Grenoble]] in France in 1961.<ref name=reu17jul/> He also holds a PhD in economics, which he received from the [[Pantheon-Sorbonne University]] in 1964.<ref name=mof/>


==Career==
==Career==
Beblawi began his career as a lecturer at the [[University of Alexandria]] in 1965 and taught economy-related courses at several universities, including the [[University of Southern California]], until 1980.<ref name=ahr17jul/><ref>{{cite news|author=Matt Bradley|title=Egypt Premier Known as Free-Market Champion|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887324507404578595693142086644|access-date=11 July 2013|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal|date=9 July 2013|location=Cairo}}</ref> He became a manager at the [[Industrial Bank of Kuwait]] in 1980, serving there until 1983.<ref name=reu17jul/> From 1983 to 1995, he was chairman and chief executive of the Export Development Bank in Egypt.<ref name=reu17jul/> Then he worked at the [[Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia|United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia]] (ESCWA) as executive secretary from 1995 to 2000.<ref name=reu17jul/> Next, he served as an advisor to the [[Arab Monetary Fund]] in [[Abu Dhabi]] from 2001 to 2011.<ref name=erf>{{cite web|title=Senior Associate|work=Economic Research Forum|access-date=3 March 2013|url=http://www.erf.org.eg/cms.php?id=erf_affiliates_senior_associates_details&affiliates_id=283|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212164423/http://www.erf.org.eg/cms.php?id=erf_affiliates_senior_associates_details&affiliates_id=283}}</ref><ref name=sis>[http://www.sis.gov.eg/newVR/figure2011/english/enmoaser/htm/beblawi.htm Hazem Al Beblawi] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212150138/http://www.sis.gov.eg/newVR/figure2011/english/enmoaser/htm/beblawi.htm|date=12 December 2013}} ''SIS''. 2011. Retrieved 10 December 2013.</ref>
Beblawi began his career as a lecturer at the [[University of Alexandria]] in 1965 and taught economy-related courses at several universities, including the [[University of Southern California]], until 1980.<ref name=ahr17jul/><ref>{{cite news|author=Matt Bradley|title=Egypt Premier Known as Free-Market Champion|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887324507404578595693142086644|access-date=11 July 2013|newspaper=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|date=9 July 2013|location=Cairo}}</ref> He became a manager at the [[Industrial Bank of Kuwait]] in 1980, serving there until 1983.<ref name=reu17jul/> From 1983 to 1995, he was chairman and chief executive of the Export Development Bank in Egypt.<ref name=reu17jul/> He then worked at the [[Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia|United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia]] (ESCWA) as executive secretary from 1995 to 2000.<ref name=reu17jul/> Next, he served as an advisor to the [[Arab Monetary Fund]] in [[Abu Dhabi]] from 2001 to 2011.<ref name=erf>{{cite web|title=Senior Associate|work=Economic Research Forum|access-date=3 March 2013
|url=http://www.erf.org.eg/cms.php?id=erf_affiliates_senior_associates_details&affiliates_id=283|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 December 2013
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212164423/http://www.erf.org.eg/cms.php?id=erf_affiliates_senior_associates_details&affiliates_id=283}}</ref><ref name=sis>[http://www.sis.gov.eg/newVR/figure2011/english/enmoaser/htm/beblawi.htm Hazem Al Beblawi] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212150138/http://www.sis.gov.eg/newVR/figure2011/english/enmoaser/htm/beblawi.htm|date=12 December 2013}} ''SIS''. 2011. Retrieved 10 December 2013.</ref>


After the [[Egyptian Revolution of 2011|January&ndash;February 2011 Egyptian revolution]], Beblawi became a founding member of the [[Egyptian Social Democratic Party]].<ref name=ahr17jul>{{cite news|title=Egypt's finance minister resigns, Beblawi officially appointed
After the [[Egyptian Revolution of 2011|January&ndash;February 2011 Egyptian revolution]], Beblawi became a founding member of the [[Egyptian Social Democratic Party]].<ref name=ahr17jul>{{cite news|title=Egypt's finance minister resigns, Beblawi officially appointed
|url=http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/3/12/16611/Business/Economy/Egypts-finance-minister-resigns,-Beblawi-officiall.aspx|access-date=3 March 2013|work=Ahram Online|date=17 July 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=New Egyptian finance minister appointed|date=17 July 2011
|url=http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/3/12/16611/Business/Economy/Egypts-finance-minister-resigns,-Beblawi-officiall.aspx|access-date=3 March 2013|work=Ahram Online|date=17 July 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=New Egyptian finance minister appointed|date=17 July 2011
|url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3b02425a-b07a-11e0-a5a7-00144feab49a.html#axzz2es2qf23G|access-date=14 September 2013|newspaper=Financial Times
|url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3b02425a-b07a-11e0-a5a7-00144feab49a.html#axzz2es2qf23G|access-date=14 September 2013|newspaper=Financial Times
|author=Issandr El Amrani|location=Cairo}}</ref> He was appointed to the government as deputy prime minister for economic affairs, as well as minister of finance, in a [[cabinet reshuffle]] on 17 July 2011.<ref name=reu17jul>{{cite news|title=Egypt's new Finance Minister Hazem el Beblawi|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-egypt-minister-factbox-idUSTRE76G18Z20110717|access-date=3 March 2013|work=Reuters|date=17 July 2011|location=Cairo}}</ref> He succeeded [[Samir Radwan]], who had served as finance minister since January 2011.<ref name=jaz18jul>{{cite news|title=Egypt's new cabinet to be sworn in|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2011/07/2011717232716512838.html|access-date=3 March 2013|work=Al Jazeera|date=18 July 2011}}</ref> [[Sharaf Cabinet|The cabinet]] was headed by Prime Minister [[Essam Sharaf]].<ref name=Kirkpatrick>{{cite news|author=David D. Kirkpatrick|title=A Top Egyptian Minister Quits in Protest Over Killings|work=The New York Times|date=12 October 2011
|author=Issandr El Amrani|location=Cairo}}</ref> He was appointed to the government as deputy prime minister for economic affairs, as well as minister of finance, in a [[cabinet reshuffle]] on 17 July 2011.<ref name=reu17jul>{{cite news|title=Egypt's new Finance Minister Hazem el Beblawi|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-egypt-minister-factbox-idUSTRE76G18Z20110717|access-date=3 March 2013|work=Reuters|date=17 July 2011|location=Cairo}}</ref> He succeeded [[Samir Radwan]], who had served as finance minister since January 2011.<ref name=jaz18jul>{{cite news|title=Egypt's new cabinet to be sworn in|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2011/07/2011717232716512838.html|access-date=3 March 2013|work=Al Jazeera|date=18 July 2011}}</ref> [[Sharaf Cabinet|The cabinet]] was headed by Prime Minister [[Essam Sharaf]].<ref name=Kirkpatrick>{{cite news|author=David D. Kirkpatrick|title=A Top Egyptian Minister Quits in Protest Over Killings|work=The New York Times
|page=10|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/12/world/middleeast/egypts-finance-minister-resigns.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=A list of Egypt's Cabinet reshuffle|url=http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContentPrint/1/0/16684/Egypt/0/A-list-of-Egypts-Cabinet-reshuffle-.aspx|access-date=3 March 2013|work=Ahram Online|date=18 July 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Egyptian prime minister shuffles Cabinet|date=18 July 2011
|date=12 October 2011|page=10|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/12/world/middleeast/egypts-finance-minister-resigns.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=A list of Egypt's Cabinet reshuffle|url=http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContentPrint/1/0/16684/Egypt/0/A-list-of-Egypts-Cabinet-reshuffle-.aspx|access-date=3 March 2013|work=Ahram Online|date=18 July 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Egyptian prime minister shuffles Cabinet|date=18 July 2011|url=https://www.latimes.com/world/la-xpm-2011-jul-18-la-fg-egypt-cabinet-20110718-story.html|access-date=5 March 2013|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|author=Amro Hassan|author2=Jeffrey Fleishman|location=Cairo}}</ref>
|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2011/jul/18/world/la-fg-egypt-cabinet-20110718|access-date=5 March 2013|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]
|author=Amro Hassan|author2=Jeffrey Fleishman|location=Cairo}}</ref>


After nearly four months in office, Beblawi resigned from office in October 2011 when [[Coptic Christians]] were killed by security forces.<ref name=Kirkpatrick/> However, his resignation was not accepted by the ruling military council.<ref>{{cite news|title=Egypt to keep planning minister, appoint Momtaz Said as finance head: reports|url=http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/3/12/28317/Business/Economy/Egypt-to-keep-planning-minister,-appoint-Momtaz-Sa.aspx|access-date=3 March 2013|work=Ahram Online|date=2 December 2011|agency=Reuters}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Egypt's deputy PM back at work after resignation rejected|url=http://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2011/10/12/egypt-finance-minister-back-at-work-after-resignation-rejected/|access-date=3 March 2013|newspaper=Daily News Egypt|date=12 October 2011}}</ref> Beblawi's tenure lasted until December 2011, when he was replaced by [[Momtaz El-Saeed|Momtaz Saeed]] as finance minister; Saeed had served as Beblawi's deputy at the Ministry of Finance.<ref>{{cite news|author=Wael Gamal|title='No' to borrowing on the terms of the IMF, Ganzouri and their successors|work=Ahram Online
After nearly four months in office, Beblawi resigned from office in October 2011 when [[Coptic Christians]] were killed by security forces.<ref name=Kirkpatrick/> However, his resignation was not accepted by the ruling military council.<ref>{{cite news|title=Egypt to keep planning minister, appoint Momtaz Said as finance head: reports|url=http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/3/12/28317/Business/Economy/Egypt-to-keep-planning-minister,-appoint-Momtaz-Sa.aspx|access-date=3 March 2013|work=Ahram Online|date=2 December 2011|agency=Reuters}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Egypt's deputy PM back at work after resignation rejected|url=http://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2011/10/12/egypt-finance-minister-back-at-work-after-resignation-rejected/|access-date=3 March 2013|newspaper=Daily News Egypt|date=12 October 2011}}</ref> Beblawi's tenure lasted until December 2011, when he was replaced by [[Momtaz El-Saeed|Momtaz Saeed]] as finance minister; Saeed had served as Beblawi's deputy at the Ministry of Finance.<ref>{{cite news|author=Wael Gamal|title='No' to borrowing on the terms of the IMF, Ganzouri and their successors
|url=http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContentP/4/51316/Opinion/No-to-borrowing-on-the-terms-of-the-IMF,-Ganzouri-.aspx|access-date=3 March 2013
|work=Ahram Online|url=http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContentP/4/51316/Opinion/No-to-borrowing-on-the-terms-of-the-IMF,-Ganzouri-.aspx|access-date=3 March 2013|date=26 August 2012}}</ref>
|date=26 August 2012}}</ref>


Beblawi was one of the nominees for prime minister after the [[2012 Egyptian presidential election|2012 presidential election]], together with [[Mohamed ElBaradei]] and [[Farouk El Okdah]].<ref>{{cite news|author=Sherif Tarek|title=Egypt's next government remains anyone's guess
Beblawi was one of the nominees for prime minister after the [[2012 Egyptian presidential election|2012 presidential election]], together with [[Mohamed ElBaradei]] and [[Farouk El Okdah]].<ref>{{cite news|author=Sherif Tarek|title=Egypt's next government remains anyone's guess
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===Activities and views===
===Activities and views===
Beblawi defended the military's crackdown on Morsi supporters after the 2013 Egyptian coup d'état as necessary and restrained in August 2013.<ref>{{cite news|title=Egyptian PM Hazem Al Beblawi defends action against protesters|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/egyptian-pm-hazem-albeblawi-defends-action-against-protesters/414403-2.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130825035604/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/egyptian-pm-hazem-albeblawi-defends-action-against-protesters/414403-2.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 August 2013|access-date=15 August 2013|work=IBN Live|date=15 August 2013}}</ref> He proposed the legal dissolution of the [[Muslim Brotherhood]] on 17 August.<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-egypt-protests-brotherhood-status-idUSBRE97G03X20130817 Egyptian premier proposes dissolution of Muslim Brotherhood] ''Reuters'', 17 August 2013</ref>
Beblawi defended the military's crackdown on Morsi supporters after the 2013 Egyptian coup d'état as necessary and restrained in August 2013.<ref>{{cite news|title=Egyptian PM Hazem Al Beblawi defends action against protesters|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/egyptian-pm-hazem-albeblawi-defends-action-against-protesters/414403-2.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 August 2013|access-date=15 August 2013|work=IBN Live
|date=15 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130825035604/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/egyptian-pm-hazem-albeblawi-defends-action-against-protesters/414403-2.html}}</ref> He proposed the legal dissolution of the [[Muslim Brotherhood]] on 17 August.<ref>{{cite news| title=Egyptian premier proposes dissolution of Muslim Brotherhood|work=[[Reuters]]|date=17 August 2013|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-egypt-protests-brotherhood-status-idUSBRE97G03X20130817/|access-date=24 March 2024}}</ref>


===Works===
===Works===
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==References==
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Revision as of 01:21, 24 October 2024

Hazem El Beblawi
Beblawi in 2012
In office
9 July 2013 – 1 March 2014
PresidentAdly Mansour (interim)
Preceded byHesham Qandil
Succeeded byIbrahim Mahlab (acting)
Deputy Prime Minister of Egypt
In office
17 July 2011 – 1 December 2011
Prime MinisterEssam Sharaf
Preceded bySamir Radwan
Succeeded byMomtaz El-Saeed
Minister of Finance
In office
17 July 2011 – 1 December 2011
Prime MinisterEssam Sharaf
Preceded bySamir Radwan
Succeeded byMomtaz El-Saeed
Personal details
Born
Hazem Abdel Aziz El Beblawi

(1936-10-17) 17 October 1936 (age 88)
Cairo, Kingdom of Egypt
Political partyEgyptian Social Democratic Party
Alma mater
WebsiteOfficial website

Hazem El Beblawi (also spelled el Beblawy; Arabic: حازم عبد العزيز الببلاوى pronounced [ˈħæːzem elbebˈlæːwi]; born 17 October 1936) is an Egyptian economist and politician who was interim prime minister of Egypt from 2013 until 1 March 2014. Previously he served as deputy prime minister and minister of finance in 2011. After the ouster of President Mohammed Morsi and his government in July 2013, Beblawi was named interim prime minister.[1] On 24 February 2014, Beblawi announced his resignation.

Early life and education

Beblawi was born in Cairo, Egypt, on 17 October 1936.[2][3] He studied law at Cairo University and graduated in 1957.[4][5] One of his teachers at Cairo University was Ismail Sabri Abdullah.[6]

Beblawi obtained a postgraduate degree in economics from the University of Grenoble in France in 1961.[2] He also holds a PhD in economics, which he received from the Pantheon-Sorbonne University in 1964.[4]

Career

Beblawi began his career as a lecturer at the University of Alexandria in 1965 and taught economy-related courses at several universities, including the University of Southern California, until 1980.[7][8] He became a manager at the Industrial Bank of Kuwait in 1980, serving there until 1983.[2] From 1983 to 1995, he was chairman and chief executive of the Export Development Bank in Egypt.[2] He then worked at the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) as executive secretary from 1995 to 2000.[2] Next, he served as an advisor to the Arab Monetary Fund in Abu Dhabi from 2001 to 2011.[9][10]

After the January–February 2011 Egyptian revolution, Beblawi became a founding member of the Egyptian Social Democratic Party.[7][11] He was appointed to the government as deputy prime minister for economic affairs, as well as minister of finance, in a cabinet reshuffle on 17 July 2011.[2] He succeeded Samir Radwan, who had served as finance minister since January 2011.[12] The cabinet was headed by Prime Minister Essam Sharaf.[13][14][15]

After nearly four months in office, Beblawi resigned from office in October 2011 when Coptic Christians were killed by security forces.[13] However, his resignation was not accepted by the ruling military council.[16][17] Beblawi's tenure lasted until December 2011, when he was replaced by Momtaz Saeed as finance minister; Saeed had served as Beblawi's deputy at the Ministry of Finance.[18]

Beblawi was one of the nominees for prime minister after the 2012 presidential election, together with Mohamed ElBaradei and Farouk El Okdah.[19]

Following the removal of President Mohammad Morsi from office by the Egyptian military on 3 July 2013, Beblawi was appointed as interim prime minister on 9 July.[20] He subsequently suspended his membership in the Egyptian Social Democratic Party.[21] His cabinet was sworn in on 16 July 2013.[22]

On 24 February 2014, Prime Minister Beblawi announced the resignation of his cabinet in a press conference.[23]

Activities and views

Beblawi defended the military's crackdown on Morsi supporters after the 2013 Egyptian coup d'état as necessary and restrained in August 2013.[24] He proposed the legal dissolution of the Muslim Brotherhood on 17 August.[25]

Works

Beblawi is the author of several books mostly about banking, finance, international trade and development.[26] He also writes articles in a column for Al Ahram.[26] His books include:

  • Hazem Beblawi (2012). Arba Shohour Fi Qafas Al Hokouma (Four Months in the Government's Cage'). Cairo: Shrouk Publishing House.[27]
  • Hazem Beblawi; Giacomo Luciani (1987). The Rentier State. London: Croom Helm. ISBN 978-0709941446.
  • Hazem Beblawi. (1984). The Arab Gulf Economy in a Turbulent Age. London: Croom Helm.[10]

Awards

References

  1. ^ "Egypt spokesman: Economist Hazem el-Biblawi named prime minister; ElBaradei vice president". The Washington Post. Associated Press. 9 July 2013. Archived from the original on 14 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Egypt's new Finance Minister Hazem el Beblawi". Reuters. Cairo. 17 July 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d "Dr. Hazem Beblawi" (PDF). ERF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  4. ^ a b "Beblawi's CV" (PDF). Ministry of Finance. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  5. ^ Basil Dabh (9 July 2013). "Hazem Al Beblawi appointed Prime Minister". Daily News Egypt. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  6. ^ "سعيد الشحات يكتب:ذات يوم 6 نوفمبر 2006 ..وفاة إسماعيل صبرى عبدالله.. المفكر الموسوعى الذى اعتقله عبدالناصر ثم دافع عنه.. واختاره السادات وزيرا ثم عارضه". Youm7 (in Arabic). 6 November 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Egypt's finance minister resigns, Beblawi officially appointed". Ahram Online. 17 July 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  8. ^ Matt Bradley (9 July 2013). "Egypt Premier Known as Free-Market Champion". The Wall Street Journal. Cairo. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  9. ^ "Senior Associate". Economic Research Forum. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  10. ^ a b Hazem Al Beblawi Archived 12 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine SIS. 2011. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  11. ^ Issandr El Amrani (17 July 2011). "New Egyptian finance minister appointed". Financial Times. Cairo. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  12. ^ "Egypt's new cabinet to be sworn in". Al Jazeera. 18 July 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  13. ^ a b David D. Kirkpatrick (12 October 2011). "A Top Egyptian Minister Quits in Protest Over Killings". The New York Times. p. 10.
  14. ^ "A list of Egypt's Cabinet reshuffle". Ahram Online. 18 July 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  15. ^ Amro Hassan; Jeffrey Fleishman (18 July 2011). "Egyptian prime minister shuffles Cabinet". Los Angeles Times. Cairo. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
  16. ^ "Egypt to keep planning minister, appoint Momtaz Said as finance head: reports". Ahram Online. Reuters. 2 December 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  17. ^ "Egypt's deputy PM back at work after resignation rejected". Daily News Egypt. 12 October 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  18. ^ Wael Gamal (26 August 2012). "'No' to borrowing on the terms of the IMF, Ganzouri and their successors". Ahram Online. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  19. ^ Sherif Tarek (3 July 2012). "Egypt's next government remains anyone's guess". Ahram Online. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  20. ^ John Bacon (9 July 2013). "Egypt names new prime minister". USA Today. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  21. ^ Joel Gulhane; Charlie Miller (15 July 2013). "El Beblawi continues to meet ministerial candidates". Daily News Egypt. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
  22. ^ "Egypt's interim president is swearing in first government". Ahram Online. 16 July 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
  23. ^ Kareem Fahim; Mayy El Sheikh (25 February 2014). "Government and Premier of Egypt Quit in Abrupt Move". The New York Times. Cairo. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  24. ^ "Egyptian PM Hazem Al Beblawi defends action against protesters". IBN Live. 15 August 2013. Archived from the original on 25 August 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  25. ^ "Egyptian premier proposes dissolution of Muslim Brotherhood". Reuters. 17 August 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  26. ^ a b Marwa Hussein; Salma El Wardani (18 July 2011). "Hazem Beblawi: Hard on Mubarak's regime, soft on businessmen". Ahram Online. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  27. ^ "Hazem El Beblawi puts his finger on the core problems of Egypt's economy". Ahram Online. 4 February 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Finance
2011 		Succeeded by
Deputy Prime Minister of Egypt
2011
Preceded by Prime Minister of Egypt
Acting
2013–2014 		Succeeded by
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